pending
Pronunciation[change]
Preposition[change]
Preposition |
- (formal) While waiting for something; until.
- Final approval was not given pending agreement on how the money would be spent.
- He may not leave the country pending the outcome of the trial.
Adjective[change]
Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
- (formal)
- If his pending appeal fails, he will be put to death.
Verb[change]
Plain form |
Third-person singular |
Past tense |
Past participle |
Present participle |
- (not used now) The present participle of pend.